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CTV Home Screen Open Data Partnerships

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                                                                                                                                                                      Data Partners The Connected TV Marketing Association (CTVMA) is thrilled to announce the launch of a new initiative aimed at fostering the growth and development of the connected TV (CTV) ecosystem.  This initiative is designed to assist smart TV platforms, streaming services, media agencies, and adtech companies by enhancing our global brand market visibility, to ensure our accuracy of reporting, yields and investment transactions.  The OS data points which we track on a quarterly basis with proprietary market share models typically incorporate company-reported data, estimates based on business line revenues and other market research.  As part of this joint exercise endeavour, we are introducing new trade practice initiatives and inviting key stakeholders to participate in this groundbreaking effort, as follows: Data Coll

2024 Connected TV Advertising Glossary A-Z

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  Our 2024 glossary covers a wide range of new terms and concepts essential for professionals in the connected TV advertising, streaming TV, and programmatic advertising industries. 1. Connected TV (CTV) A television set that is connected to the internet, allowing viewers to stream content from various apps and services. 2. Over-the-Top (OTT) Content provided via internet streaming services rather than through traditional cable or satellite television providers. 3. Addressable TV A form of television advertising that allows advertisers to show different ads to different households watching the same program. 4. Advanced TV A broad term that includes addressable TV, connected TV, OTT, and other forms of digital television delivery. 5. Linear TV Traditional broadcast television programming where content is scheduled and viewers watch at set times. 6. Video On Demand (VOD) A service that allows users to select and watch video content when they choose, rather than at a scheduled broadcast t

Inside the CTVMA Plans to Share OS Streaming Data

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                                                                                                      'Project Halo' Since January, the CTVMA has been working on its new streaming audience data paywall with data engineers in Singapore, known as 'Project Halo,' the service will include global OS device figures for publication in its paid research area for clients.   Streaming Audience Data The service will allow members of the CTVMA to share their data as part of its future revenue-sharing business to allow streamers and OS devices to publish their data on a trusted central resource hub.  It will also enable comparisons of audience across devices for both SVOD and FAST platforms. Streaming services need to provide media buyers and marketers with greater insights into their audiences if they want to increase advertising investment. Media agencies are calling for greater transparency around the audience makeup to help increase spend. Until recently, video streaming service

The Future of Cloud Gaming on Connected TV

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  Smart TV Gaming Hubs Cloud gaming on smart TV gaming hubs, facilitated by partnerships between major players like Samsung, LG, HiSense, Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox, SEGA, Nvidia GeForce, and global gaming publishers such as EA, SCE, Epic Games, Blizzard, and Nintendo, are set for substantial growth in the coming years.  These partnerships are instrumental in bringing high-quality gaming experiences directly to users' living rooms, eliminating the need for expensive gaming consoles or powerful hardware.  Online Multiplayer Cloud Games As internet infrastructure continues to improve globally, more players are embracing cloud gaming as a convenient and accessible way to enjoy their favourite titles without the constraints of traditional gaming hardware.  Popular Games in Cloud Gaming Some of the most popular games in the cloud gaming space include titles like Fortnite, Call of Duty, FIFA, Apex Legends, and League of Legends, among others. These games offer immersive experiences

Connected TV Streaming Awards 2024

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STREAM ON 24 Join us for an unforgettable evening of celebration and recognition at The Stream On Awards 2025 – the premier event honouring excellence in connected TV advertising and streaming entertainment. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Barangaroo Sydney, this prestigious awards ceremony will bring together industry leaders, creative innovators, and forward-thinking professionals from across the globe.   Event Details: New Date: May 2025 Location: Barangaroo Sydney Audience: Streaming entertainment and creative ad professionals across ad tech, gaming,programmatic, smart TV, OEM, live-streaming performing arts, operating systems, writers, directors, engineers, broadcasters, telcos, media, producers, publishers, studios, and streamers.  Categories for Company Nominations: - Best Original Content Series  - Best Sports Streaming Platform  - Best Performing Ad Tech Platform  - Outstanding Streaming TV Platform - Best Performance Cloud Video Game  - Best Live Streaming Performing

Connected TV Advertising Forum 2024

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  AD FORUM 24 The Connected TV Advertising Forum 2025 brings together the world's leading CTV marketers, innovators, and ad professionals. Set against the stunning backdrop of Barangaroo Sydney, this event promises to be a game-changer for the connected TV advertising ecosystem.  The Event Our forum offers invaluable insights, networking opportunities, and actionable strategies for companies to navigate the ever-evolving global landscape of connected TV advertising.  Key Details: Date Schedule:         May 2025  Location: Barangaroo, Sydney Australia Format: In person and live streamed Brand Marketing, B2B Cloud professionals in Ad Tech, Programmatic, OEM Hardware, Operating Systems, Broadcasters, Telcos, Media Buyers, Publishers, Studios, and Streamers with 35 Asia-Pacific Guest Speakers, 3 International VIPs. Attendees: 650 attendees in person, with live streaming to a global B2B professional audience estimated at 11,500 online registrations across the UK, Australia,

2024 Brand Categories for Connected TV Advertising

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                                                                                                 Group Brands Connected TV (CTV) advertising categories can vary depending on factors such as audience demographics, consumer behavior, and industry trends. However, several categories tend to be consistently popular among brands due to their broad appeal and effectiveness in reaching target audiences.  Here are some of the most popular connected TV advertising categories by brand:  Consumer Goods and Retail Brands in the consumer goods and retail sector, including food and beverage, household products, apparel, and electronics, often invest heavily in CTV advertising to showcase their products and drive sales. These brands leverage CTV to reach consumers at home while they are actively engaged in content consumption, making it an ideal platform for promoting new products, special offers, and seasonal promotions.  Automotive   Automotive brands use CTV advertising to raise awareness, generat

AI Video Retooling Creatives For Contextual CTV Ads

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                                                                                             Cannes Lion Creatives Last year, more Cannes Lions Awards entries than ever used AI. Some 7.3% of all 2023 entries mentioned AI in their synopses compared with 3.7% in 2022. Lion-winning work showed how AI can enable human connection. For instance, Creative Commerce Lions Grand Prix winner, HungerStation’s ‘The Subconscious Order’, by Wunderman Thompson, Riyadh, used creative AI in a delivery app. CTV Ad Operations By delivering hyper-relevant ads to each viewer that speak to their needs in the moment, contextual CTV ad campaigns empower marketers to capture far greater engagement and ROI, and—most importantly—to connect brands with customers on a more meaningful level.  Generative AI is able to dynamically produce unlimited variations of an original ad campaign, and to generate new content instantly based on real-time factors. Agency Client Creative Marketers leveraging generative AI and conte

Global Connected TV Media Forecast Trends 2024

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                                                                                 Connected TV Apps-based Viewing Global ad spend is on course pass $1 trillion ($788.6 billion) for the first time in 2024, following the growth of 4.4 per cent this year and a further 8.2 per cent in 2024. R etail media and connected TV (CTV) a fifth of all spend, will drive growth into 2024 – are poised to see significant investment from brands over the coming 18 months. With t he rise of CTV, we are seeing once again the value advertisers place in leveraging first party data to target the right message to the right person at the right time. Audience Adoption This transition toward CTV points to a broader shift in consumer behavior, as traditional TV consumption patterns are disrupted by the rise of on-demand content and streaming services.  The value chain of smart TV home screen app prominence is likely to result in the popularity order ranking based on usage as global app-based TV viewing surpasses set

Industry Committee Smart TV Prominence Framework

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                                                    Home Screen   Prominence                                               The Australian Government has committed to legislating a prominence framework which will determine how TV applications and/or content will appear on Australian TVs and what content appears first in search.  Since our submission to the federal government, Foxtel commissioned research by YouGov to examine what Australians thought about this issue. The overwhelming view of Australian consumers is they want to be in control of the TVs they own and spend thousands of dollars on annually.    The research showed: When given the choice, 94% of Australians said they don’t want the government controlling the order and layout of the apps on their TV. 73% of Australians want the ability to customise the order and layout of the apps on their CTV themselves, followed by (21%) Australians who want manufacturers and service providers to do that for them.  80% of Australians be

Connected TV App Stores Growing FAST Channels

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                                                                                          Streaming TV Apps The growth of connected TV app stores is increasing the growth of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels. While the growth of CTV platform app stores will remain constant, the number of FAST channel apps will outnumber CTV device stores. By 2028, the number of FAST channel apps on CTV will exceed the number of mobile apps on smart phone devices on Android and iOS by 8.93 million. FAST App Stores The trend towards in-app advertiser funded programming, shoppable retail media commerce, gaming and DIY channels on CTV means more B2B transactions will occur in unlimited FAST channel apps in the future, rather than on predicted market regulated app stores on home screens.   Home Screens The new report into CTV app store prominence of FAST TV channels on platform devices such as Samsung, Google, LG, Apple, Amazon and Roku being investigated by regulators, is likely to res